The following resources are especially good to pass on to parents as resources for activities, books, "field trips", etc. that they could do with their children to do some "green" investigating and learning together.
Eco Friendly Kids - Fun Learning Projects
This is a blog of Marye Audet, a stay-at-home mother of eight. She describes herself: My husband, Marc, and I are restoring a 100 year old farm house, homeschooling the six kids still at home, raising Nigerian Dwarf Dairy goats, and trying to change our lives and those around us by the decisions and choices we make daily. I love reading, spinning fiber, sewing, cooking, writing, painting, crafting, antiquing...and just about anything shiny can grab my interest for a bit..Well maybe I am not that bad. Her site has some great ideas for things families can do at home to be eco-friendly and learn to apprecite the simple things about the world around them.
More Recycling Cardboard Project Ideas: Cheap, Easy and Low Cost Crafts for Home and School
There are two types of cardboard that can be easily recycled: flat cardboard, which is typically used in food, shoe boxes, and inserts, and corrugated cardboard, which is used in packing boxes. Cardboard in all its forms can be transformed into a myriad of practical and attractive items ranging from storage boxes to scrapbooks to photo albums.
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The following resources are especially good to pass on to parents as resources for activities, books, "field trips", etc. that they could do with their children to do some "green" investigating and learning together.
Eco Friendly Kids - Fun Learning Projects
This is a blog of Marye Audet, a stay-at-home mother of eight. She describes herself: My husband, Marc, and I are restoring a 100 year old farm house, homeschooling the six kids still at home, raising Nigerian Dwarf Dairy goats, and trying to change our lives and those around us by the decisions and choices we make daily. I love reading, spinning fiber, sewing, cooking, writing, painting, crafting, antiquing...and just about anything shiny can grab my interest for a bit..Well maybe I am not that bad. Her site has some great ideas for things families can do at home to be eco-friendly and learn to apprecite the simple things about the world around them.
More Recycling Cardboard Project Ideas: Cheap, Easy and Low Cost Crafts for Home and School
There are two types of cardboard that can be easily recycled: flat cardboard, which is typically used in food, shoe boxes, and inserts, and corrugated cardboard, which is used in packing boxes. Cardboard in all its forms can be transformed into a myriad of practical and attractive items ranging from storage boxes to scrapbooks to photo albums.